State Dept cable 1973-81428

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ACTION ARA-17

INFO OCT-01 AF-10 EUR-25 EA-11 NEA-10 ADP-00 EB-11 CIAE-00

DODE-OO PM-09 H-02 INR-09 L-03 NSAE-00 NSC- 10 PA-03

RSC-01 PRS-01 SS-14 USIA-12 IO-12 AID-20 COME-OO

INT-08 OPIC-12 OMB -01 OEP-01 T-03 CIEP-02 RSR-01 /209 W

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R 142145 Z MAR 73
FM AMEMBASSY CARACAS
TO SECSTATE WASHDC 9076
INFO AMEMBASSY BEIRUT
AMEMBASSY JAKARTA
AMEMBASSY JIDDA
AMEMBASSY KUWAIT
AMEMBASSY LAGOS
AMEMBASSY LIMA
AMEMBASSY LONDON
AMEMBASSY PORT OF SPAIN
AMEMBASSY QUITO
AMEMBASSY TEHRAN
AMEMBASSY TRIPOLI
AMEMBASSY VIENNA
AMCONSUL DHAHRAN
USINT ALGIERS
USMISSION OECD PARIS

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E. O. 11652: N/A
TAGS: ENRGVEOPEC

SUBJECT: OPEC AS CHAMPION OF LDC INTERESTS

1. VENEZUELAN MINISTER OF MINES AND HYDROCARBONS
HUGO PEREZ LA SALVIA REPORTEDLY TOLD PRESS MARCH 13
ON EVE OF HIS DEPARTURE FOR EXTRAORDINARY
SESSION OF OPEC IN VIENNA THAT OPEC COULD UNDER-
TAKE NEGOTIATIONS THROUGH WHICH HIGHLY DEVELOPED
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COUNTRIES WOULD GIVE MORE FAVORABLE TREATMENT TO
UNDERDEVELOPED AND DEVELOPING COUNTRIES.

2. PEREZ SAID THAT IT IS NECESSARY TO ARRIVE AT

NEW SITUATION BETWEEN DEVELOPED COUNTIES WHICH ARE
CONSUMERS OF ENERGY AND DEVELOPING COUNTRIES THAT
SUPPLY ENERGY AND ARE MEMBERS OF OPEC. HE SAID
DEVELOPED COUNTRIES CONTROL RICH MARKET- THEIR OWN
MARKET- FOR FINAL PRODUCTS, AND MAINTAIN LIMITATIONS ON
PARTICIPATION IN THIS MARKET OF DEVELOPING COUNTRIES.

IN ADDITION TO CONTROLLING THIS RICH MARKET THEY ALSO
HAVE PART OF POOR MARKETS OF UNDER- DEVELOPED
COUNTRIES. THIS SITUATION SHOULD BE NEGOTIATED SO
THAT THERE BE JUSTICE IN THE WORLD, AND MEMBERS
OF OPEC HAVE IMPORTANT INSTRUMENT- ENERGY- IN THEIR
POWER TO ASSURE CHANGE.

3. WHILE SUGGESTING WHAT DEVELOPED COUNTRIES SHOULD DO FOR
POOR, PEREZ DID NOT SEEM EMBARRASSED TO STATE IN

SAME PRESS CONFERENCE THAT VENEZUELA HAS NO INTENTION OF
DOING ANYTHING SIGNIFICANT ITSELF FOR DEVELOPING COUNTRIES
WHICH ARE SUFFERING FROM INCREASING COSTS OF OIL IMPORTS.

HE SAID VENEZUELA HAS BEEN CLEAR IN SENSE THAT IT

DOES NOT CONSIDER IT CONVENIENT TO ESTABLISH PRE FERENTIAL

TREATMENT IN OIL PRICES. PRICES MUST REMAIN

EQUAL , HE SAID, BUT OTHER METHODS COULD BE ADOPTED,

SUCH AS AN IMPROVED COMMERCIAL EXCHANGE BETWEEN VENEZUELA

AND THOSE COUNTRIES, AND CREATION OF

FINANCIAL INSTITUTIONS TO FINANCE ENERGY PROJECTS, BUT,

HE ADDED, VENEZUELA DOES NOT SUPPORT IDEA OF PREFERENTIAL
TREATMENT WITH REGARD TO PRICES.

4. PEREZ SAID THAT VENEZUELA WILL BRING TO EXTRA-
ORDINARY CONFERENCE OF OPEC AN ANALYSIS ( PRESUMABLY OF
THE WORLD ENERGY CRISIS) WITH SOME CONCRETE PROPOSALS.

HE SAID HE DID NOT THINK IT PROBABLE THAT ACCORD
WOULD BE REACHED TO ESTABLISH ROUND TABLE BETWEEN

OIL PRODUCING AND CONSUMING COUNTRIES BUT THAT THIS
MATTER SHOULD BE STUDIED WITHIN OPEC. HE SAID IT IS
POSSIBLE THAT SOME DELEGATES WILL RAISE QUESTION
OF PRICES, BUT WITH REGARD TO POSSIBILITY OF REVISION
OF GENEVA AGREEMENT, HE SAID HE COULD NOT SPEAK FOR
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OTHER MINISTERS. HE SAID VENEZUELA WOULD ADOPT A

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POSITION OF SOLIDARITY ON ACTIONS DECIDED UPON BY OPEC.
DEVINE

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Draft Date: 14 MAR 1973

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Status: <DBA CORRECTED> wfs 971204

Subject: OPEC AS CHAMPION OF LDC INTERESTS

TAGS: ENRG, LE, VE, OPEC

To: ARA

BEIRUT

JAKARTA

JIDDA

KUWAIT

LAGOS

LIMA

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LONDON

SECSTATE WASHDC
Type: TE

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